Curry continues to be absent
Dream Green returned, Stephen Curry was injured again, and the Golden State Warriors' bad luck continued, having been pulled away by the second-place Grizzlies in the West after consecutive losses to the Green Army and Spurs. For the Warriors, they can not care about the final record of the regular season, as long as they enter the playoffs, but the impact of successive losses on a team is not only the data level, but also the psychological aspect. In this game against the Orlando Magic, the Warriors have no reason to lose.
The Orlando Magic are the bottom team in the East, and although they beat the Thunder in the last game, they can't hide the poor offensive and defensive performance of this team. This season, the Magic's offensive efficiency, ranked second-to-last in the league, was only better than the Oklahoma Thunder they beat in the last place.
Yong San crazy or lost
But who would have thought that without Curry's Warriors, only 17 points in the first quarter, including Klay 6 points and 1 assist, Porter Jr. 6 points and 3 rebounds, Wiggins only 3 points and 2 rebounds on 1-of-6 shooting, and the Magic team had 25 points, although not much, but has already achieved an 8-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, Cumminga stepped forward and had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting, but also received 3 fouls, Wiggins did not score a single point, the Warriors still only scored 21 points in a single quarter, fortunately the point difference did not continue to widen.
The Magic's offense also began to decline, and this quarter also only scored 21 points, so at the end of the half, the Golden State Warriors were still 38-46 behind the Magic by 8 points. In the second half, the Warriors finally played a crazy performance, Poole had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Klay also had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and even Wiggins had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. The Warriors scored 36 points in a single quarter, and the Limited Magic scored only 19 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors successfully surpassed the Magic by 9 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Warriors once again fell into a scoring drought, the Magic team continued to chase, and Little Carter pushed the board with one arm to hit the board, helping the Magic team to surpass 1 point, with 1 minute and 43 seconds left. Then Wiggins hit a key three-point shot in the bottom corner, but Bamba immediately responded with three points, and Wagner Jr. went far away with a three-point shot, but Klay was fouled, and all three free throws were locked in the win. Poole scored quickly two points, but it was too late, and in the end, the Orlando Magic defeated the Golden State Warriors 94-90 to win two consecutive wins.
Wiggins was stuffed
3 consecutive defeats, upset reversal! The Warriors collapsed at the end of the quarter, and Wiggins was completely exposed. As an All-Star starter, one of the core of the team, with a top-salary contract, Wiggins' performance is indeed difficult to satisfy. After the whole game, 5 of 19 shots, 6 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, only 13 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal, not only the outside feel is bad, the shooting rate at the end of the basket is also unbearable. The Warriors were upset and reversed, suffering three consecutive defeats, and Wiggins had an unshirkable responsibility.
Perhaps, this is the true strength of Wiggins! It's not a human 18-point essence, but a 20-point really strenuous. Clay had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Poole had 26 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, Porter Jr. on the bench had a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Cumminga also had 14 points and 5 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting. On the Magic side, Wagner Jr. had 18 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, Carter Jr. had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Anthony had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and only 3 members of the team scored in double figures, but scored 29 points in the last quarter, a net victory over the Warriors by 13 points.